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Agapostemon virescens, commonly known as the bicolored striped-sweat bee, is a species of ground-nesting bee native to North America. It is frequently observed in urban and suburban environments where it forages for nectar and pollen. The species exhibits notable sexual dimorphism; females possess a...

The orange-legged furrow bee, Halictus rubicundus, is a ground-nesting sweat bee in the family Halictidae with a broad Holarctic distribution across Europe, Asia, and North America. Females excavate nests in soil and provision brood cells with pollen and nectar. The species is notable for facultativ...

Dialictus zephyrus is a small North American sweat bee in the family Halictidae, also classified under the name Lasioglossum zephyrum. It nests in the ground and can form colonies in which a reproductive female is assisted by other females, making it a frequently studied example of primitive eusocia...

Lasioglossum morio is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae, widely distributed across Europe. It is a small bee with a metallic green or bronze coloration. Like many Lasioglossum species, it nests in the ground, often in aggregations where multiple females share a nesting area. The specie...

Halictus tumulorum is a species of sweat bee found throughout Europe and parts of Asia. It belongs to the family Halictidae and is known for its primitively eusocial behavior, where a founding queen is joined by worker daughters who help maintain the colony. The species nests in the ground, often in...

Lasioglossum pauxillum is a small ground-nesting sweat bee found across Europe and North Africa. Belonging to the family Halictidae, the species is known for its primitively eusocial colony structure, where a single queen initiates a nest in the spring before raising workers to assist in foraging an...

Lasioglossum nitidulum is a sweat bee species native to Europe, extensively researched for its polymorphic social behaviors and caste formation.

Augochlorella gratiosa is a small sweat bee species belonging to the family Halictidae, widely distributed across North America as a generalist pollinator.

First described by Frederick Smith in 1848, Lasioglossum zonulum is a species of sweat bee within the family Halictidae. It is native to the Palearctic region and is known for its communal nesting behavior, often building shared nests in exposed soil banks. Unlike highly social bees, these insects l...

Lasioglossum fulvicorne is a species of sweat bee belonging to the family Halictidae, widely distributed across the Palearctic region including Europe and parts of Asia. These small-to-medium-sized bees are characterized by their reddish-brown hair (fulvicorne means 'red-haired' in Latin) and ground...

Dufourea halictula is a solitary mining bee found across Europe, notable for its strict oligolectic diet of foraging exclusively on larkspur pollen.

Nomioides minutissimus is a tiny sweat bee species found across Europe and Asia, notable for its metallic coloration and ground-nesting habits.

Sphecodes gibbus is a cleptoparasitic cuckoo bee native to Europe, distinguished by its red abdomen and habit of invading other bees' nests.

Lipotriches flavoviridis is an Old World sweat bee belonging to the family Halictidae, commonly observed foraging on various tropical flora.

Sphecodes monilicornis is a solitary cuckoo bee species native to Europe and Asia, notable for its distinctively segmented, red-and-black abdomen.

Sphecodes ephippius is a Palearctic cuckoo bee species that survives by laying its eggs in the provisioned nests of other ground-nesting bees.

Sphecodes pellucidus is a Palearctic cuckoo bee that survives by laying its eggs in the provisioned nests of sweat bees in the genus Lasioglossum.

Sphecodes hyalinatus is a cleptoparasitic cuckoo bee found in Europe, lacking pollen-collecting structures because it invades other bees' nests.